Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. Dana Point, California, USA, Balaenoptera musculus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 27356Add To Light Table
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Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. Dana Point, California, USA

Stock Photo: 27356
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Dana Point, California, USA
Format: Digital 16:9
Other Names: Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald's rorqual, blue rorqual, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu, baleine bleue
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